牛津淘金式巧记词汇(四级)：第三部分第8节

Practice Test 3

1. The mayorthe police officer a medal of honor for his heroic deed in rescuing the earthquake victims.

A. rewardedB. awarded C. creditedD. prized

2. The native Canadians lived in with nature , for they respected nature as a provider of life.

A. coordinationB. acquaintance C. contactD. harmony

3. Mass advertising helped to _______ the emphasis from the production of goods to their consumption. A. varyB. shift C. layD. moderate

4. I know you’ve got a smooth tongue , so don’t talk mebuying it.

A. awayB. down C. outD. into

5. We don’t any difficulties in completing the project so long as we keep within our budget.

A. foresee B. fabricate C. inferD. inhibit

6. Modern forms of transportation and communication have done much to the isolation of life in Alaska.

A. break down B. break into

C. break out D. break through

7. Could you take a sheet of paper and write your name at the top?

A. bare B. vacant C. hollowD. blank

8.I found it difficult to my career ambitions with the need to bring up my children.

A. consolidateB. amendC. reconcileD .intensify

9.While a full understanding of what causes the disease may be several years away, leading to a successful treatment could come much sooner.

A. a distinction B. a breakthrough

C. an identification D. an interpretation

10. The fire was finally brought under control, but not extensive damage had been caused.

A. afterB. beforeC. sinceD. as

11.Eye contact is important because wrong contact may create a communication.

A.barrierB.tragedyC.vacuumD.question

12.There is supposed to be a safety which makes it impossible for trains to collide.

A. applianceB. accessoryC. machineD. mechanism

答案及解析

1.B题意：他由于营救地震遇难者的英雄壮举而获得市长授予的荣誉勋章。本题是形近词辨析题。要在A.reward “酬劳，奖赏”和B.award“授予”之间进行辨析，由于宾语是荣誉勋章（medal of honor），所以只能选B.award（授予）。常用句型为：award sb something / award something to sb.。C. credit，把……归功于……；D.prize珍视。